Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Wild format - Apr 15, 2024

In this series, I analyze the top battles of the day to reveal which summoners and monsters are most successful for a given league and format. What better way to improve our Splinterlands skills than to study what the best players are doing?

For those of us who buy, rent, or rent out cards, I'm also hoping that this series can inform us of which cards to acquire for maximum effectivenes.

Stay tuned for a new report to be published daily, each covering the top battles for a different league and format!

For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 151 of the top Gold league (wild format) battles from Monday, April 15, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Mushroom Seer - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Mushroom Seer is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 3 games.
   • It could be enlightening to study @tahong-na-talaba's battle, where they defeated their opponent with Mushroom Seer ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Close Range ruleset, Mushroom Seer won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Mushroom Seer card is $1.24 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Ferexian Hero - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Ferexian Hero is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 1 was most successful in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Ferexian Hero appeared.
   • You may find it educational to view @wakeket's battle, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
     
     

3. Aves Sturgis - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Aves Sturgis is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, finding itself on the winning team for 2 games.
   • You could study @uocngayxua's battle to learn how they beat their opponent using Aves Sturgis ^[1].
     
     

Most winning monsters with at least 10 battles

(Excluding any monsters already featured in the "highest win rate" section above)

1. Gargoya Devil - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [12/16]
   

   
   
   Gargoya Devil is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, being a member of the winning team for 4 games.
   • When used in combination with the Odd Ones Out ruleset, Gargoya Devil saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Gargoya Devil card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Scorch Fiend - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Scorch Fiend is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 had the most success, finding itself on the winning team for all 8 games where Scorch Fiend won.
   • Scorch Fiend did best when placed in the team's second position, where it saw 3 wins.
   • You may find it educational to view @shankykanky7's battle history, where they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • When paired with the Reverse Speed ruleset, Scorch Fiend won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Scorch Fiend card is $0.80 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Grund - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Grund is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 3 games.
   • Grund did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 7 wins.
   • You may find it enlightening to view @jaggerrodriguez's previous battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Born Again ruleset, Grund earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Grund card is $0.24 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Mother Khala - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Mother Khala is a Rare summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved success, winning 1 game.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study @ninhspl2326's battle history, where they won with Mother Khala ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Mother Khala card is $0.44 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Avina of the Wolf - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

   
   
   
   Note that while this card has a 100% win rate, it is based on only 1 match.

   Avina of the Wolf is a Rare summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 8 was used in one match by @azipoon, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Avina of the Wolf card is $2.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Ilthain - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

   
   
   
   Note that while this card has a 100% win rate, it is based on only 1 match.

   Ilthain is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 1 was used in one match by @gurseerat, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ilthain card is $2.70 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Most winning summoners with at least 10 battles

(Excluding any summoners already featured in the "highest win rate" section above)

1. General Sloan - Life splinter
   Win rate: 61.54% [8/13]
   

   
   
   General Sloan is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, winning 4 games.
   • You may find it enlightening to study @falkih's battles, where they won 3 games with General Sloan ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Odd Ones Out ruleset, General Sloan saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition General Sloan card is $0.15 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 55.56% [25/45]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, winning 9 games.
   • When paired with the FiveAlive ruleset, Kelya Frendul won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.36 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Tarsa - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 53.85% [14/26]
   

   
   
   Tarsa is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, winning 7 games.
   • When used in combination with the Ferocity ruleset, Tarsa won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Tarsa card is $0.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Life
   Win rate: 53.49% [23/43]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Life, beating its own element 11 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Odd Ones Out ruleset, where Life prevailed 3 times.
     
     

2. Fire
   Win rate: 51.43% [18/35]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Earth, beating that element 5 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Reverse Speed ruleset, where Fire emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 50.00% [33/66]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, beating its own element 16 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Target Practice ruleset, where Earth won 2 times.

   • Earth splinter did well in battles with mana caps higher than 56, defeating the enemy in 7 of those battles.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune